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NISGUA: Survivors call into question INACIF report claiming Ríos Montt too sick to stand trial
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Thursday, July 9, 2015. Survivors call into question INACIF report claiming Ríos Montt too sick to stand trial. On Tuesday, Guatemala's National Forensic Science Institute (INACIF) published a report stating that former general Efraín Ríos Montt is mentally unfit to stand trial. The report was requested by Judge Carol Patricia Flores, the same judge who attempted to annul the genocide trial proceedings on April 18, 2013. Flores temporarily brought the genocide trial to a halt in 2013 after she ruled to a...
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NISGUA: February 2015
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Monday, February 9, 2015. Expansion of hydroelectric dams and energy transportation infrastructure threatens Indigenous communities in northern Guatemala. With information from Resistencia de los Pueblos, Boletín February 2014. And El Observador 44-45. How, then, do we explain the level of interest in constructing so many hydroelectric dams, including Xalalá, in Guatemala? The majority of these projects are financed by both international and national private capital. Indeed, the principle role of IND...
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NISGUA: Genocide retrial: Recusal of judge leads to suspension of proceedings
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Genocide retrial: Recusal of judge leads to suspension of proceedings. We know that genocide took place. The whole world knows it, but the truth has been denied. Juventino Caal, member of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR). It's unfortunate that we have to return to trial because a sentence was already dictated," said Julia Cortez, representative of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR). Now, with all the games they are playing, the justice syste...
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NISGUA: In wake of Guatemala corruption scandals, Tahoe Resources’ Escobal license faces legal challenge
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Monday, July 13, 2015. In wake of Guatemala corruption scandals, Tahoe Resources’ Escobal license faces legal challenge. CALAS’s complaint reflects. Ongoing and widespread opposition to mining in Santa Rosa and Jalapa,. CALAS argues that the Escobal license was therefore granted illegally and in violation of constitutional rights. [2]. In May 2013, they initiated legal proceedings to repeal MEM's decision. [3]. The recent charges come in the wake of an ongoing political crisis in Guatemala. Prensa Libre,...
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NISGUA: June 2015
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Second solidarity festival for political prisoners in Huehuetenango. This is all of our struggle. Who doesn't breathe this air? Who doesn't drink this water? Who doesn't feel the rays of the shining sun on their face? Standing up for life - this is my husband's crime. How many of our brothers and sisters have given their lives for. Those in attendance sign letters of support to those imprisoned. The report is also available in Spanish. The messages of the day were simple: Stop cri...
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NISGUA: October 2014
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Friday, October 31, 2014. The Q'eqchi' and the Duwamish. 65279;This article was originally published in Spanish. October 13, 2014. Indigenous leaders Víctor Caal Tzuy and Ken Workman. 8220;Ma sa sa’ laach’ool? Self-determination is important. “In my river, the fishing is good and everyone is welcome except those who want to come to flood our communities,” said Victor, ending his presentation with a slide showing a picture of a child holding up a fish almost as tall as him. Even though I already knew abo...
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NISGUA: November 2014
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Thursday, November 20, 2014. Human rights defenders from Barillas convicted despite irregularities in proceedings. An excerpt from a press release issued by the Guatemalan Unit. Protection of Human Rights Defenders (UDEFEGUA):. Link to original press release in Spanish can be found here. Other statements from Guatemala:. They accuse me of something I did not commit. My intention has always been to defend the rights of nature." (Saúl Aurelio Méndez Muñoz). It is clear that the case of Rogelio and Saúl cor...
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NISGUA: A corruption scandal, a new Vice President and the largest mass mobilization in Guatemala’s recent history
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Monday, May 18, 2015. A corruption scandal, a new Vice President and the largest mass mobilization in Guatemala’s recent history. Tens of thousands gather in Guatemala's central park to demand an end to impunity. And corruption. Photo credit: SkyCam Guatemala. Article “Guatemala Corruption Scandal Leads Investigators to Judicial Corruption”. Or from The Guardian. 8220;Guatemala on brink of crisis after vice-president falls to corruption scandal”. 8220;Thanks to his discursive capacity to present the idea...
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NISGUA: Guatemalan complainants celebrate effective suspension of Tahoe Resources license
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Thursday, July 25, 2013. Guatemalan complainants celebrate effective suspension of Tahoe Resources license. CALAS and the Xinca Parliament announce the suspension of. Tahoe Resources' mining license on Wednesday morning. Photo: Prensa Libre. The Appeals Court found in favour of Jimenez and ordered the Ministry of Energy and Mines to adequately attend to his complaint, which was based on concerns over negative impacts on water supplies in the area of Tahoe’s Escobal silver project, currently under c...
